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(atc) free relief from the wall but dropped the ball in a place that satisfied the requirement of Rule 28c, therefore he receives a penalty of one stroke and the hole is halved. d. Player A was not entitled to free relief under Rule 24-2 from the wall and receives a loss of hole penalty. 12. On the 15th hole of round one of a two-day stroke-play event, a player moves his ball at rest. He believes that the correct way to proceed is to add one penalty stroke and play the ball as it lies, which he does, and returns his scorecard with a score of 5 on the 15th hole. During the second round the committee is made aware that the player only included one penalty stroke for his actions on the 15th hole. What must the Committee do in this situation? a. Disqualify the player for returning a scorecard for a score lower than actually taken. b. Adjust the player’s score on the 15th hole to a 7. c. Adjust the player’s score on the 15th hole to an 8. d. Adjust the player’s score on the 15th hole to a 9. 13. From the fairway, a player hits a ball that he sees go into a water hazard (ha